sliver
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Keys come with deeded ownership to a sliver of non-buildable beachfront; they often stay in the same family for generations, though a handful sell on the open market each year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
A big TAM tells investors that capturing even a sliver of the market could mean a great business.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
To be sure, these products still represent just a sliver of overall ETF assets, even if they’re among the hottest categories for new fund launches in the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026
Private-equity firms can have a sliver of a team, but are not to have a controlling voice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
A sliver of light spilled in from the hallway.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
Alongside heaping plates of spiced rice — filled with generous chunks of tender mutton and buttery marrow and slivers of fried golden onions — were bowls of a humble condiment.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
Mr Mohammed says that his father and grandfather had dug through these plots for decades but discovered nothing more that "dust and slivers of quartz".
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
Those tactics included secretly cornering slivers of the financial markets and “watering” stock—defrauding investors by issuing shares well above their book value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
In the resulting paintings, the small photographic moments are reduced to tiny slivers emerging from the paint, playing a delightful game of hide-and-seek.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
John sat by the fireplace, picking slivers out of his hands.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
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